Create a SurveyMonkey survey pre-populated from a template, then add custom pages and questions via the API
domain: developer.surveymonkey.com · 6 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
POST to /v3/surveys with a from_template_id (or from_survey_id) parameter to create a survey pre-populated with pages and questions
GET /v3/surveys/{id}/pages to inspect the pages created from the template before modifying them
POST to /v3/surveys/{id}/pages to add a new page if you need additional sections beyond the template
POST to /v3/surveys/{id}/pages/{page_id}/questions with a question family/subtype (e.g. single_choice, matrix) and answer choices to add custom questions
PATCH existing template questions in place if you only need to tweak wording rather than replace them
Verify the final structure with a GET on the survey details endpoint before publishing or attaching a collector
Known gotchas
Templates only work as a starting point at creation time (from_template_id) -- there is no endpoint to re-apply a template to an already-created survey
Question payload shape varies significantly by question family/subtype; sending the wrong sub-schema (e.g. matrix vs single_choice fields) is rejected without always naming the offending field
A survey created from a template is a full copy, not a link -- later changes to the original template do not propagate to surveys already created from it
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